engoler
Old French
Etymology
en- + gole (“mouth”) + -er.
Verb
engoler
- to take, to receive in the mouth
- circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:
- Et cil caï, gole baëe
Qui la lance avoit engolee- He fell with his mouth open
In such a way that he swallowed his lance
- He fell with his mouth open
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Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ols, *-olt are modified to ous, out. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of engoler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | engoler | avoir engolé | |||||
gerund | en engolant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | engolant | ||||||
past participle | engolé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | engol | engoles | engole | engolons | engolez | engolent |
imperfect | engoloie, engoleie, engoloe, engoleve | engoloies, engoleies, engoloes, engoleves | engoloit, engoleit, engolot, engoleve | engoliiens, engoliens | engoliiez, engoliez | engoloient, engoleient, engoloent, engolevent | |
preterite | engolai | engolas | engola | engolames | engolastes | engolerent | |
future | engolerai | engoleras | engolera | engolerons | engoleroiz, engolereiz, engolerez | engoleront | |
conditional | engoleroie, engolereie | engoleroies, engolereies | engoleroit, engolereit | engoleriiens, engoleriens | engoleriiez, engoleriez | engoleroient, engolereient | |
compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses | present | engol | engous | engout | engolons | engolez | engolent |
imperfect | engolasse | engolasses | engolast | engolissons, engolissiens | engolissoiz, engolissez, engolissiez | engolassent | |
compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | engole | — | engolons | engolez | — |